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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 36188" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>He's feeling bad about himself and admitting to it - that should be enough leverage to get him to talk to a counsellor. Hunt around for someone with a good reputation for working with adolescents and be prepared to give difficult child some say in whether he continues with that person or changes. But some form of counselling should be able to be insisted on.</p><p></p><p>This is sounding a lot like agoraphobia. If it's not, it's heading there. And you're right to be concerned and want to do something about it. Is it possible that the resistance to seeing a counsellor isn't just resistance to going away from his home environment?</p><p></p><p>As for school phobia - it could be with good reason. difficult child 3 does attend the occasional, small, class in the city, but he knows he can always refuse. He also knows they watch him like a hawk to keep him safe. Kids like ours are bully magnets. They know it and it's often a major reason for school avoidance.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 36188, member: 1991"] He's feeling bad about himself and admitting to it - that should be enough leverage to get him to talk to a counsellor. Hunt around for someone with a good reputation for working with adolescents and be prepared to give difficult child some say in whether he continues with that person or changes. But some form of counselling should be able to be insisted on. This is sounding a lot like agoraphobia. If it's not, it's heading there. And you're right to be concerned and want to do something about it. Is it possible that the resistance to seeing a counsellor isn't just resistance to going away from his home environment? As for school phobia - it could be with good reason. difficult child 3 does attend the occasional, small, class in the city, but he knows he can always refuse. He also knows they watch him like a hawk to keep him safe. Kids like ours are bully magnets. They know it and it's often a major reason for school avoidance. Marg [/QUOTE]
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